The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: Giant Space Monster Dogora Original Soundtrack (CINK-58)

© Cinema-kan
© Toho Co., Ltd.
© Toho Music Corporation

Description:

Remastered reissue of the score to Ishiro Honda's "Giant Space Monster Dogora" (08/11/1964). Bonus material includes outtakes, film edits, sound effects and rare materials from various scores composed by Akira Ifukube. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono.

Album Information:

Label: Cinema-kan
Album Title: Giant Space Monster Dogora Original Soundtrack (CINK-58)
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 38
Run Time: 69:55
Release Date: July 27, 2018
Retail Price: ¥3,240 (Approximately $29.58)*

Track List:

The following are both the Japanese and English translated track lists.

NOTE: Tracks 28 - 31 are lifted from the audio of their respective films.

Track list (Japanese)

01. オープニング (M1)
02. メインタイトル (M2T2)
03. ラジオ音楽I (M3)
04. ラジオ音楽II (M4)
05. 深夜の怪事 (M5)
06. 金庫の発光体 (M6)
07. 火力発電所の異変 (M7)
08. 石炭トラック (M8)
09. 発光体出現 (M9)
10. 宇宙細胞ドゴラ (M10)
11. 岩石の雨 (M11)
12. 北九州の攻防 (M12)
13. ドゴラ消滅す (M12A)
14. 地球SOS (M13)
15. ドゴラの天敵 (M14T2)
16. ドゴラの猛威 (M16)
17. ドゴラ対自衛隊 (M16AT2)
18. 勝利の爆音 (M17)
19. エンディング (M18)

BONUS TRACKS
20. メインタイトル (M2T1)
21. ドゴラの天敵 (M14T1)
22. ドゴラ対自衛隊 (M16AT1)
23. ドゴラ対自衛隊 (M16AT2・映画バージョン)
24. ドゴラ対自衛隊 (M16AT2・編集)
25. 宇宙細胞の音
26. 成虫ドゴラの音
27. 分裂細胞の音

28.『社長と女店員』(松竹・1948)
29.『名探偵ヒロシ君』(東宝教育映画・1949)
30.『つばめを動かす人たち』(日映科学映画・1954)
31.『雪にいどむ』(日映科学映画・1961)
32.『佐久間ダム第2部』(岩波映画・1955)
33.『女中ッ子』(日活・1955)
34.『海の野郎ども』(日活・1957)
35.『十三人の刺客』(東映・1963)
36.『徳川家康』(東映・1965)
37.『最後の脱走』(東宝・1957)
38.『忠臣蔵花の巻・雪の巻』(東宝・1962)

Track List (English)

01. Opening (M1)
02. Main Title (M2T2)
03. Radio Music I (M3)
04. Radio Music II (M4)
05. Late Night Mystery (M5)
06. Luminous Body on the Safe (M6)
07. Thermal Power Plant Disaster (M7)
08. Coal Truck (M8)
09. The Luminous Body Emerges (M9)
10. Space Cell Dogora (M10)
11. Raining Rocks (M11)
12. Defense at Kitakyushu (M12)
13. Dogora Disappears (M12A)
14. Earth SOS (M13)
15. Dogora's Natural Enemy (M14T2)
16. Dogora's Rage (M16)
17. Dogora vs. Self Defense Force (M16AT2)
18. Roar of Victory (M17)
19. Ending (M18)

BONUS TRACKS
20. Main Title (M2T1)
21. Dogora's Natural Enemy (M14T1)
22. Dogora vs. Self Defense Force (M16AT1)
23. Dogora vs. Self Defense Force (M16AT2 · Film Version)
24. Dogora vs. Self Defense Force (M16AT2 · Edit)
25. Sound of the Space Cells
26. Sound of Imago Dogora
27. Sound of the Dividing Cells

28. "The President and the Shopgirl" (Shochiku · 1948)
29. "Detective Hiroshi" (Toho Education Films · 1949)
30. "Tsubame Moves People" (Nichiei Science Films · 1954)
31. "Challenge in the Snow" (Nichiei Science Films · 1961)
32. "Sakuma Dam Part 2" (Iwanami Films · 1955)
33. "The Maid's Child" (Nikkatsu · 1955)
34. "Bastards of the Sea" (Nikkatsu · 1957)
35. "Thirteen Assassins" (Toei · 1963)
36. "Tokugawa Ieyasu" (Toei · 1965)
37. "The Final Escape" (Toho · 1957)
38. "Chushingura: Flower Volume · Snow Volume" (Toho · 1962)

Additional Notes:

The film is known simply as "Dogora" and by its U.S. title "Dagora, the Space Monster".

The score was recorded on August 4, 1964.

* The Japanese consumption tax rate increased from 8% to 10% in October 2019. Therefore, the price of this album listed in this blog post (which includes tax) increased from ¥3,240 to ¥3,300 (Approximately $30.69 as of 05/19/2020).

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copies of Giant Space Monster Dogora Original Soundtrack (CINK-58) This album was ordered alongside Giant Monster Varan Original Soundtrack (CINK-56-57) and is seen in the second photo. The photos were taken on July 30, 2018.